Hybrid Scrum Master – Data & Analytics, Health Tech

Taleo; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum in Ireland is seeking a Senior Scrum Master within the Data & Analytics organization to coach, enable delivery and foster Agile maturity across multiple teams.

You will partner with Product Owners, Data Scientists, Data Engineers and stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into realistic sprint plans, facilitate ceremonies, and remove impediments in a hybrid Dublin/remote setup.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Proven significant experience serving as a Scrum Master, Agile Practitioner, or Agile delivery professional.
• Proven experience supporting data, analytics, reporting, business intelligence, artificial intelligence, machine learning, technology, or software delivery teams.
• Demonstrated solid understanding of Agile frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and iterative delivery methodologies.
• Proven experience facilitating Agile ceremonies, planning activities, and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Demonstrated ability to coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile practices, delivery planning, and team effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Data & Analytics delivery teams, facilitating Agile delivery and supporting successful business outcomes.
• Lead Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain healthy backlogs, refine priorities, and maximize business value delivery.
• Coach Agile teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Scrum principles, Agile practices, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, accountability, innovation, and team ownership.
• Identify, remove, and proactively manage impediments, risks, dependencies, and constraints impacting delivery outcomes.
• Facilitate visibility and resolution of cross-team dependencies across shared data assets, platforms, environments, governance processes, and business stakeholders.
• Partner with business leaders, Product Owners, and delivery teams to translate strategic priorities into realistic sprint goals, release plans, and achievable delivery commitments.
• Coordinate planning and execution activities across multiple teams to ensure alignment on priorities, dependencies, resource constraints, and delivery timelines.
• Support governance, architecture, compliance, privacy, and operational review processes required for successful solution delivery.
• Use Agile metrics and delivery insights to facilitate learning, improve predictability, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and support informed decision-making aligned to customer and business outcomes.
• Promote Agile, Lean, and product-oriented delivery practices while supporting the ongoing growth of Agile maturity across teams.
• Review team processes and workflow practices, providing recommendations to improve delivery effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert on Agile delivery practices, team effectiveness, and organizational agility.
• Contribute to the development and adoption of Agile standards, best practices, tools, and delivery frameworks across the Data & Analytics organization

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum Master

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Delivery planning

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Jira

Rally

Azure DevOps

Job description

Optum in Ireland is seeking a Senior Scrum Master within the Data & Analytics organization to coach, enable delivery and foster Agile maturity across multiple teams.

You will partner with Product Owners, Data Scientists, Data Engineers and stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into realistic sprint plans, facilitate ceremonies, and remove impediments in a hybrid Dublin/remote setup.